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Disney Oscar Nominees

Posted on January 25, 2011 by John Frost

Update: boy I was off my game this morning. Missed two more nominees: “Day & Night”: Teddy Newton from Pixar for Best Animated Short and “The Tempest” – Sandy Powell for Costume Design. That makes it 14 total nominations. Apologies … Continue reading →

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Disney Aims UP for Best Picture

Posted on December 9, 2009 by John Frost

Disney has placed an ad for Pixar’s UP on the front cover of The Hollywood Reporter as part of a campaign to get it an Academy Award. Up’s covers commonly draw attention to the fact that Pixar’s 10th film is … Continue reading →

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Did OSCAR change Bext Picture Rules to Help Pixar?

Posted on June 25, 2009 by John Frost

Next year there will be 10 movies nominated for and Academy Award for Best Picture instead of the usual 5. Something the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president said made me thing this change should be called the … Continue reading →

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Disney Rolls Out Wall-E for Oscar Best Picture Consideration

Posted on October 28, 2008 by John Frost

After the amazing reviews and copious amounts of praise it received, this should come as a surprise to no one; but Disney has reportedly decided to push for an Oscar Nomination for Pixar’s WALL-E in both the Best Picture and … Continue reading →